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The other is the very efficient administra-
tive assistant who served me so long, Dor-
othy Ellen Bauer, who left last week to
return to college.
(Applause.)
Delegate Koger.
DELEGATE KOGER: Mr. Chairman
and ladies and gentlemen, you have heard
quite a good bit at this Convention con-
cerning the contribution and achievements
of the Maryland Negro. Nine times out of
ten most of you have heard of Henry 0.
Tanner, who was an outstanding artist,
who has pictures hanging in the Louvre,
who was from Maryland.
You know of Ira Alridge who was a
Shakespearean actor.
You know Matthew Sousa and John
Price, Free Negroes on the Ark and Dove.
And you know Matthew Henson, the
explorer.
Whether they would make an historical
contribution I do not know, but I do have
here some books about Negroes.
I have a brother, A. Briscoe Koger, who
is an historian, a retired lawyer, who has
written THE MARYLAND NEGRO; THE MARY-
LAND NEGRO SOLDIER; and DR. HARVEY
JOHNSON, who was a Negro minister and
pioneer civic leader; THE NEGRO LAWYER IN
MARYLAND.
I have a book THE MARYLAND NEGRO. I
have also promised THE GREAT MEN OF
MARYLAND by Father Arthur Bragg, who
has since deceased.
I have THE NEGRO IN THE MAKING OF
AMERICA by Dr. Quarles, Professor of His-
tory, Morgan State College.
These books I am going to present to
the President of our Convention in honor
of this Convention, so perhaps you will get
a chance to read them.
PRESIDENT ENEY: Delegate Koger,
you may bring them forward to the ros-
trum at this time.
DELEGATE KOGER: This is the first
game about Negro Heroes, which was in-
vented by Earl Koger and copyrighted in
1959.
There are 7,000 copies of this game, and
on each card you will find an American
hero. Incidentally, this game was played
by the Kennedy children in the White
House and through Mrs. Roosevelt, 37,000
copies were in schools; and also by Earl
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Koger, A NEGRO HISTORY, and also a story
by Earl Koger. This is the story of a little
boy whose statue used to stand out on the
lawn. His name is Jocko Graves. He was
a hero in the war at Trenton. He was first
recognized by George Washington who
erected a statue to him on his lawn when
George Washington retired.
Thank you.
I should like to present to you NEGRO
BAPTISTS OF MARYLAND, THE MARYLAND
NEGRO IN OUR WARS, a game called "Negro
Heroes, where you have the pictures of all
of the heroes; you play it somewhat like
"Old Maid." THE NEGRO IN THE MAKING
OF AMERICA, by Dr. Quarles; THE LEGEND
OF JOCKO, by Earl Koger; DR. HARVEY
JOHNSON, who is one of our most outstand-
ing leaders, by A. Briscoe Koger; THE
MARYLAND NEGRO and THE NEGRO LAWYER
IN MARYLAND, by A. Briscoe Koger; and
NEGRO HISTORY COLORING BOOK, by Earl
Koger, Sr.
Thank you so much.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very
much, and on behalf of the Convention I
accept them with a great deal of gratitude.
I will put them with the Convention records.
This Convention has been noted for many
things. Sometimes the records would indi-
cate that we are not the speediest of all,
but I think that charge, if it has been a
charge, can be set at rest now for ever-
more.
It gives my great pleasure to present to
you, Delegate Koger, a photograph of you
making the presentation a few minutes ago,
taken by Delegate Finch.
(Laughter and Applause.)
DELEGATE KOGER: Here is one for
you, Mr. Eney.
Thank you so much.
THE PRESIDENT: You really cannot
beat it. This is a picture of me just shak-
ing his hand.
Delegate White.
DELEGATE WHITE: I was going to
ask for equal time, but I yield to Delegate
Borom.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Borom.
DELEGATE WHITE: We give up.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Borom.
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